Autoamputación de pólipo del colon: presentación del caso y revisión de la literature

Abstract

Introduction: colon polyp self-amputation is a rare clinical identity, scarcely reported in the literature and can lead to low digestive bleeding of variable clinical intensity and impact. We present the case of a patient who consults for low digestive bleeding and this pathology is found. Case report: male patient in the fifth decade of life, who consults to emergency room for low digestive bleeding. It is taken to hemodynamic resuscitation and later to total colonoscopy, finding only the stem of the polyp. Conclusion: Self-amputation of the colon polyps is a phenomenon that is reported with some frequency in children, but rarely in adults, causing episodes of low digestive bleeding, which can lead to hemodynamic instability.